Stictostroma Parks 1936 (stromatoporoid sponge)

Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae

Parent taxon: Stromatoporellidae according to C. W. Stearn et al. 1999

See also Nestor 1964, Sepkoski 2002 and Stearn 1996

Sister taxa: Clathrocoilona, Dendrostroma, Simplexodictyon, Stromatoporella, Styloporella, Syringodictyon, Tubuliporella

Subtaxa: Stictostroma conodigitatum Stictostroma foraminosum Stictostroma gorriense Stictostroma jasperense Stictostroma maclareni Stictostroma mammillata Stictostroma nunavutense Stictostroma saginatum

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Type: Stromatopora mammillata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Givetian of China (1 collection)

• Devonian of Afghanistan (17), Belgium (1), Canada (18: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario), Czechia (4), France (5), Germany (4), Iran (3), Poland (5), Spain (2), United States (3: Iowa, Nevada), Vietnam (1)

Total: 64 collections including 75 occurrences

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